Total Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highbury Place area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 20th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highbury Place (N5 1QL) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% lower than the Highbury average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury Place (N5 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near Calabria Road. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highbury Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Calabria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hamilton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Assata Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Assata Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Highbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melody Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calabria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Melody Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Calabria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Calabria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Roseleigh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roseleigh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Highbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gallia Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gallia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Liberia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fergus Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calabria Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Battledean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coach House Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Gallia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gallia Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Framfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Framfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gallia Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Gallia Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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